| Dear Colleagues, We hope you enjoyed your Easter break and are refreshed ready for the term ahead. This summer Career Mark will experience its Quality in Careers Standard Relicensing Panel, we are looking forward to the external appraisal and the feedback and development points it may generate. As a reminder we are now working successfully with the fully Gatsby aligned Career Mark 7 Standards. This does not mean that if you are assessed or revalidated in 2019 you need to meet all the Gatsby Benchmarks 100%. What it does mean is that you need to be using the Compass tool and have in place a clear plan you can share with your assessor as to how you intend to be fully compliant with the Benchmarks by 2020. If you have any concerns do not hesitate to get in touch and we can offer a range of support, please contact us via contact@careermark.co.uk or on 01522 262922 |
| National Updates: Career Mark continues to maintain its strong position nationally and has recently expanded it partners we are now working more formally with the EDT (Education Development Trust) Unifrog and with a Leicestershire organisation. We have more international members and are exploring the possibility of additional Primary Partners. We are still waiting for formal new about additional Government support for the Quality in Careers Standard and its governance and will share any information once it is shared with us as a Licensed Awarding Body. Below is a range of key national developments we wanted to bring to your attention. “We must take the opportunity to fundamental reimagine this phase of education turning the high stakes GCSEs that drive so much perverse behaviour in the system into a simple data-led progress check at 18” – Education Committee Chair Rob Halfon on scrapping GCSEs in favour of a Bacc’ Feb. 2019 Consultation post-16-qualifications-review-/level-3-and-below-qualifications-review/ This opened in March and closes June the CDI will be submitting a response, but it may be useful if others take the time to as well. T levels accountability statement. The DfE publishes the latest version of who’s responsible for what in the T level system The-first-twelve-institutes-of-technology-announced University of Lincoln is one of the 12 leads working with local providers Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education, DN Colleges Group (North Lindsey College), Lincoln College, Boston College, Grantham College, Bishop Burton (Riseholme College), Lincoln UTC and local businesses Siemens, Bakkavor Ltd, Olympus Automation Limited To work on the areas of Agri-tech, Food Manufacturing, Energy, Digital and Engineering STEM return. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) published new research suggesting that 30 yr. olds with high-level vocational qualifications in STEM subjects tend to earn better than those with similar degrees in many universities Sharing Good practice Following on from our 4th Guidance Network Conference we are encouraging Award holders to share good practice. Could you provide a short case study of how your organisation is achieving or has achieved a particular Gatsby Benchmark or your top ten tips for Career Leaders around achieving the award? Or are you willing to be contacted as a Champion in a particular area or the award e.g. employers links or building the use of your Alumnae? If you are willing to get involved in helping us to help members and award holders to share good practice then please get in touch in the first instance with contact@careermark.co.uk As an incentive, we can offer a reduction your next membership of 20% |
| Career Mark Primary: Careers education: How young is too young? – Will Millard, Head of Policy Advocacy at the education and youth think and action tank LKMco, has produced a useful blog outlining the importance of starting careers education as soon as possible for learners in a primary setting – https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/news/careers-education-how-young-too-young The blog is based on new research from LKMco – ‘More Than A Job’s Worth: Making Careers Education Age-Appropriate’. this was commissioned by the charity Founders4Schools and argues that children’s careers education should begin as soon as they start school. While this is something that may make some people squeamish, the report sets out how this can be done in an age-appropriate way. See here for the research – https://www.lkmco.org/careers-education-what-should-young-people-learn-and-when/ Career Mark Primary – provides the structure for how to apply career learning at primary level. We promote the Career Development Institute’s framework of appropriate careers, employability and enterprise outcomes from key stage 2 to key stage 5 and have created our own outcomes for key stage 1 and foundation stages. For more information about Career Mark Primary see here: https://complete-careers.com/career-mark/about-us/ or contact us at contact@careermark.co.uk Careers Week at Lincoln Carlton Academy Primary School – Complete-Careers Partner and Career Mark Lead Director John Ambrose was thrilled to have been invited into Lincoln Carlton Academy to kick off their careers week in a full assembly -. John was asked to talk about the world of work as well as extracts from his book – ‘The Bonkers Book of Jobs’ (Horrible Histories meets Careers). The Careers week was a huge success with a range of employers contributing to the week delivering learner workshops and all learners dressing up as their future career self on the last day! |
| Complete Careers updates: Complete-Careers 4th Annual Conference We were delighted with the feedback from the 28th March conference. David Andrews OBE did not disappoint in providing a most comprehensive overview of the national position of careers and how to manage careers effectively in an organisation. Our workshop speakers did a tremendous job in sharing advice and support towards meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks. CPD event – 7th June and 5th July 2019, Greetwell Place, Lincoln LN2 4US Level 3 Certificate in Careers Information and Advice – In an era where demand for careers support far outweighs supply, this course promotes a triage approach to work alongside a level 6 Careers Guidance Practitioner to provide the best possible support for learners. The cost for the course is £545 to include two delivery days, course registration, full assessment and certification. Contact us at enquiries@complete-careers.com to book your place. See here for further course information – https://completecareers.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/EchE3JvLw95Nlk1y82Vgc0gBnzuV_m7aWszztTYOHs18ew?e=yxBKQs Options at 18 Information and Advice – new Learner and Parent Services The post 18 options process can be quite daunting and somewhat confusing. Most schools, academies and colleges have good careers education and information provision to signpost learners to specialist information sources, but it is often difficult to have the time, resources and expertise to offer specialist advice on each of the post 18 pathways. We are now able to come into schools, academies and colleges to provide specialist small group sessions on key topics such as: • Higher education • Self-employment • Degree and higher apprenticeships • Gap years • Volunteering • Studying abroad We can also provide parent/family visits to help explain the different routes and options in the comfort of the family home. If you are interested in finding out more about inviting us to talk to your learners or sharing our service offer to your parents and families please contact John Herbert on john.herbert@complete-careers.com Career Mark Update The Quality in Careers Standard is now firmly established by the Department for Education, The Gatsby Foundation and the Careers and Enterprise Company as the external validation and second-tier quality assurance for schools, academies and colleges after the Compass Tool self- assessment. With the Department for Education now ‘strongly recommending’ schools to work towards the standard and Ofsted focussing more than ever before on careers in their revised Common Inspection Framework September 2019, now is the time to ensure you are on track for your Career Mark assessment/revalidation! Career Mark Webinar – Free for Members! The next Career Mark webinar will take place on Monday 10th June at 2 pm. The webinar will support anyone working towards or revalidating the Quality in Careers Standard through Career Mark. It will focus on the process of assessment, documentation expected and the changes with Career Mark 7. For more information and to book your place please email Lucy at contact@careermark.co.uk Career Mark Training – Free for Members! The next Career Mark training date will take place on Thursday 12th September 10am – 2.30pm venue TBC but likely to be Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire and close to road and rail networks. The training will support anyone working towards or revalidating the Quality in Careers Standard through Career Mark. It will outline the changes to Career Mark 7 and support with the process of assessment. The day will be practical demonstrating examples of what is required for each of the standards or revalidation summary grids. For more information and to book your place please email Lucy at contact@careermark.co.uk Further National Developments Attitudes towards Stem subjects by gender at KS4 . The DfE publishes commissioned research showing girls still less likely than boys to be taking STEM subjects at A level Working Class Heroes. The National Education Opportunities Network highlights low participation rates in high tariff universities by white working class students and calls for a national strategy. Future of AI and education The global innovation foundation NESTA explore the future role of artificial intelligence in schools and colleges highlighting three key areas of activity Degree Apprenticeships. The Office for Students (OfS) points to a slow burn with Degree Apprenticeships but notes the potential for growth and for supporting social mobility EdTech strategy. The government launched a new strategy to help develop the use of technology across education, citing five areas in particular where it was looking to work with leading experts and practitioners to help deliver improved outcomes over the next couple of years It’s your duty. The government launched a new consultation that could see public sector workers such as teachers, the police and NHS workers faced with a new ‘public health duty’ of having to report concerns about young people at risk of becoming involved in knife crime Qualification perceptions. Ofqual published the latest in its annual series looking into how different groups of people, from teachers, to parents and the general public, perceive qualifications, noting that overall confidence in mainstream exams and the marking and grading procedures remains high, that some groups are more aware of qualification changes than others and that questions remain about the long-term role of GCSEs 69%. The percentage of employers who recognised that 9 is the top grade in the ‘new’ GCSE grading scale compared to 64% last year, according to research conducted for Ofqual 500. How many schools are struggling with slow internet connectivity, according to figures quoted in the government’s new EdTech strategy We hope you enjoy the summer term and look forward to hearing from you if we can be of assistance. Kind regards Complete-Careers LLP |